Reference Guide

forward-delay
The amount of time the interface waits in the Listening state and the Learning state before transitioning to the
Forwarding state.
Z-Series
Syntax
forward-delay seconds
To return to the default setting, use the no forward-delay command.
Parameters
seconds Enter the number of seconds the FTOS waits before transitioning STP
to the Forwarding state. The range is from 4 to 30. The default is 15
seconds.
Defaults 15 seconds
Command Modes SPANNING TREE
Command History
This guide is platform-specific. For command information about other platforms, refer to the
relevant FTOS Command Line Reference Guide .
The following is a list of the FTOS version history for this command.
Version 8.3.19.0 Introduced on the S4820T.
Version 8.3.11.1 Introduced on the Z9000.
Version 8.3.7.0 Introduced on the S4810.
Version 7.7.1.0 Introduced on the S-Series.
Version 7.5.1.0 Introduced on the C-Series.
pre-Version
6.2.1.1
Introduced on the E-Series.
Related
Commands
max-age — changes the wait time before STP refreshes protocol configuration information.
hello-time — changes the time interval between BPDUs.
hello-time
Set the time interval between generation of the spanning tree bridge protocol data units (BPDUs).
Z-Series
Syntax
hello-time seconds
To return to the default value, use the no hello-time command.
Parameters
seconds Enter a number as the time interval between transmission of BPDUs.
The range is from 1 to 10. The default is 2 seconds.
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